Review originally posted 9/26/2016 by Tori. The Goal by Elle KennedySeries: Off Campus, #4Romance ContemporarySeptember 26, 2016Self Published Favorite Quote: “Do you believe in love at first sight?” She’s good at achieving her goals… College senior Sabrina James has her whole future planned out: graduate from college, kick butt in law school, and land a high-paying job at a cutthroat firm. Her path to escaping her shameful past certainly doesn’t include a Continue Reading
Retro Review: A Highlander’s Christmas Kiss by Paula Quinn
Review originally posted 9/28/2016 by Sheena. Review: A Highlander’s Christmas Kiss by Paula Quinn Series: The MacGregors: Highland Heirs #5Historical RomanceReleased: September 27, 2016Forever Christmas may be coming to Linavar, but Temperance Menzie is far from joyful. Grief-stricken over the death of her father at the hands of the Black Riders, she almost didn’t see the wounded stranger in the woods. And now she’s determined to give this braw, brooding Highlander the help Continue Reading
Retro Review: Sunrise Crossing by Jodi Thomas
Review originally posted 9/8/2016 by Tori. Sunrise Crossing by Jodi ThomasSeries: Ransom Canyon, #4Romance Contemporary/Womens FictionSeptember 1, 2016HQN Books Favorite Quote: “I have so many dead relatives floating around upstairs, I may have the Baptist preacher do an exorcism.”“Don’t you mean a priest?”“No, I asked him. He said if he cast out all the ghosts in this county, he’d lose half his congregation.” Yancy Gray ran away from home at 14 years old and after a Continue Reading
Retro Review: The Fixer by Jenny Holiday
Review originally posted 9/26/2016 by Kini. The Fixer (New Wave Newsroom Book 1) by Jenny HolidayPublication Date: September 13, 2016New Adult RomanceSelf-Published Blurb Jenny Fields is a crusader. As the editor of her college newspaper, she’s never met a cause she couldn’t get behind. So when the administration announces it’s tearing down the historic art building, she’s on the case All she needs to do is get Matthew Townsend, the art department’s boy wonder, on board. Continue Reading
Retro Review: Phoenix Unbound by Grace Draven
Review originally published 9/24/2018 by me. Phoenix Unbound by Grace DravenFallen Empire #1Fantasy RomanceSeptember 25, 2018 by Ace Favorite Quote: “Stay with me, Gilene,” he whispered in her ear.“I can’t,” she murmured, still half asleep.“I will conquer all of the Empire to bring you back.” This was probably my most anticipated book this year. If you were to ask me to make a list of my favorite fantasy romances of all time, Grace Draven would have four or five titles Continue Reading
Retro Review: A Dangerous Proposal by Jillian Eaton
Review originally posted September 6, 2017 by Mandi. A Dangerous Proposal by Jillian Eaton (Bow Street Brides #2)Released: July 25, 2017Historical RomanceSelf Published I’m loving Jillian Eaton’s voice. The first book in this series, A Dangerous Seduction was a really fun read, and this one met all of my expectations as well. A few things to note: First, the heroine in this book was raped a few years prior to this book starting. It’s briefly relived in a flashback Continue Reading
Retro Review: The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn
Review originally posted 8/25/17 by May. The Girl With The Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn (Rokesbys #2)Released: May 30, 2017Historical RomanceAvon Cecilia Harcourt is now an orphan, her cousin is odious and taking over the home she’s always known, and now her brother Thomas is missing on the battlefront in the Colonies. What is a girl to do? Why jump the first boat over and when she finds her brother’s friend Edward Rokesby unconscious in the hospital but no sign of her Continue Reading
Retro Review: Irresistible You by Kate Meader
Review originally posted 8/17/2017 by Kini. Irresistible You by Kate MeaderChicago Rebels #1Sports/Hockey RomanceAugust 14, 2017MIRA Favorite Quote:He stared at it for so long she felt foolish and dropped it. “This isn’t Would You Rather, Harper. It doesn’t have to be an either-or choice, a fulfilling career or a happy personal life.” He cupped her face with both hands, searching for Lord knew what. Whatever it was, he wouldn’t find it. “I’m asking you to be a little bit Continue Reading
Retro Review: Review: The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
Review originally posted 8/23/2017 by Mandi. The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare (Girl Meets Duke #1)Released: August 22, 2017Historical RomanceAvon Tessa Dare has become a comfort read for me. I know I will get witty banter, a super sexy romance, and usually something a little different – like mating lobsters, or in this book, badminton. But even though I have these expectations, her books never feel tired or repetitive. They sparkle, and I can’t resist a sparkle. And while Continue Reading
Retro Review: The Good Fight by Julianna Keyes
Review originally posted July 25, 2016 by Kini. The Good Fight by Julianna Keyes (Time Served #3)Publication Date: July 25, 2016Contemporary RomanceCarina Press Blurb: I was born a fighter. You had to be, to survive in Camden. Lucky for me, I loved it. The thrill, the pain, the glory. Until one night things went too far and I almost lost my ticket out. So I swore off fighting. Never again. No matter how much I wanted it. I went to college. Got a degree. A job on Continue Reading